🐦 Away Thrashers 9-20-4 before this game

5–3

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 15-12-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	2	1	2	5
CAR	3	0	0	3

Thrashers at Hurricanes

Thrashers beat Hurricanes 5–3 at PNC Arena on December 27, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 27, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐦 ATL

Ilya Kovalchuk

2 G, 2 A

2 shots · 17:34 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Patrik Stefan

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:33 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Jan Hlavac

2 A

3 shots · 17:08 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐦 ATL

Milan Hnilicka

35 saves

0.921 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Josef Vasicek Go-ahead 1st · 01:49

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Jaroslav Svoboda · beat Milan Hnilicka

0–1

🌪️ Aaron Ward 1st · 08:10

Assists: Jan Hlavac · beat Milan Hnilicka

0–2

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk 1st · 13:04

Assists: Marc Savard, Daniel Tjarnqvist · beat Kevin Weekes

1–2

🐦 Dany Heatley PP Tying 1st · 14:11

Assists: Yannick Tremblay, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Kevin Weekes

2–2

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:01

Assists: Ron Francis, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Milan Hnilicka

2–3

2nd period

🐦 Patrik Stefan PP Tying 2nd · 00:41

Assists: Shawn McEachern, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Kevin Weekes

3–3

3rd period

🐦 Brad Tapper Go-ahead 3rd · 03:03

Assists: Andy Sutton · beat Kevin Weekes

4–3

🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd · 18:53

Assists: Frantisek Kaberle, Patrik Stefan · beat Kevin Weekes

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL CAR🌪️

28 Shots on goal 38

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

3 Hits 6

6 Penalty minutes 6

ATL shooting 17.9% (5/28) CAR shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Milan Hnilicka

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 9-20-4 (27% win rate, 33 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 15-12-8 (43% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Heatley · Kozlov · Savard 17:59

L2 Kovalchuk · McEachern · Stefan 17:33

L3 Hrkac · Vigier · Tapper 15:09

L4 Rheaume · Svartvadet · Odgers 9:03

D1 Tjarnqvist · Kaberle 24:10

D2 Sutton · Weaver 20:58

D3 Tremblay · Tamer 13:08

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Brind'Amour · O'Neill · Kapanen 19:07

L2 Hlavac · Francis · Vasicek 18:10

L3 Svoboda · Cole · Battaglia 16:10

L4 Adams · Adams · Boulerice 6:08

D1 Hill · Wesley 22:18

D2 Wallin · Tanabe 19:54

D3 Malec · Ward 16:33

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 20, 2002

🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL

3–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

2–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Apr 7, 2002

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

1–1 (OT) · Thrashers won

Dec 21, 2001

🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR

4–5 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ ATL vs CAR, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Hurricanes on December 27, 2002?

Thrashers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Thrashers 5, Hurricanes 3.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Ilya Kovalchuk (2), Brad Tapper, Dany Heatley, Patrik Stefan.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Aaron Ward, Jeff O'Neill, Josef Vasicek.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Dec 23

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 27, 2002

Thrashers season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule